Charlie Coles Time Quotations

They would get in the lane and pitch. Those kids can shoot that every day of the week, so it was a matter of time before they started hitting shots.

Any time you get 18 assists, you're going to get balanced scoring. That gave us some nice baskets. Hopefully, it will give us some confidence.

At this time of the year, it comes down to energy or enthusiasm or whatever you want to call it. That's the key for both teams.

If you're going to play bad, play bad down in South Carolina, or in one of those tournaments in Puerto Rico or something. For a lot of people, especially those watching on TV, this might be the one time they see us play.

I realize Big East teams will be bigger at the guard position, but you can play those two at the same time because Muhammad is like a 2-guard anyway. If you have him and Downey in there, it takes some pressure off Downey. That's not a bad option off the bench - it certainly destroyed us.